TorrentFreak reports that lawyers for CD Projekt are contacting individual file-sharers in Germany offering to settle accusations of pirating The Witcher 2 for Ä911.80 ($1,183.06). For corroboration, they point to this German page which does mention the game and that figure. Thanks Lance via Techdirt, where they note the danger such a "shakedown" can target innocent parties.

eRe4s3r wrote on Dec 15, 2011, 02:02:Wow, that is truly unreal.. i mean sure you get seized your driving license if you go 50km/h above the limit here (germany) (if its in a city or town) but a 10000$ fine? Seizure of the VEHICLE? What kind of punishment is that?

That is just way way too harsh a punishment for a petty offense

Yeah and the crazy part is that everyone still speeds like crazy on the 401 to Toronto. Some of the fastest consistent driving I've done in my life has been on the 401. It's also nice that Canadians actually know how to use the far left lane, not like Ohioans and their 5 under in the left horseshit.